The point being made is that systems existed for the manufacture of consumer goods required by millions of people without the need for modern fossil fuel based technologies that are wrecking the planet. On a first glance, it seems like a valid point to me.
Re:Before the East India Company
by selimthegrim on Sunday September 29, 2019 @01:13AM
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They exist now; kulhars were mandated by a previous railways minister but I'm not sure about their present uptake
It's not like Europe was using it either: the development of what we'd call plastic happened largely during the late 19th century leading into the 20th century.